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State of Kerala - Section

Section 7 in Kerala Captive Elephants (Management and Maintenance) Rules, 2012

7. Work Norms.

(1)The scale of load including gears, riders and materials for the elephant shall be as follows:-
Height of elephant Load
Below 1.5 m Not to be used for carrying load
1.50 m to 1.80 m Not exceeding 150 kg to carry only fodder andtrainer
1.81 m to 2.25 m Not exceeding 200 kg.
2.26 m to 2.55 m Not exceeding 300 kg.
Above 2.55 m Not exceeding 400 kg.
(2)The load scale shall be reduced by 50% in hilly or other difficult terrain.
(3)The elephants of height below 2.10 m shall not be deployed for logging operations.
(4)The elephants of height from 2.10 m to 2.25 m shall not be used for dragging timber logs exceeding 750 kg in weight.
(5)No elephant of height above 2.25 m shall be engaged for dragging logs exceeding 1000 kg in weight.
(6)Ill-designed logging harness which expose elephants back bone and chest of extreme strain and injuries, using tusks and jaws regularly for dragging timber logs, timber hauling over steep areas or rocky areas etc. shall not be done.
(7)An elephant in musth shall not be put to any work.
(8)No owner shall put to work, any elephant having pregnancy of 12 months or above, or any cow elephant having a suckling calf of age below 6 months, or any elephant of height below 1.5 m.
(9)Elephant owners shall maintain captive elephant data book as prescribed by the Chief Wildlife Warden.